PEOPLE in Middlesbrough are being encouraged to leave behind their bad habits and take up a healthy lifestyle.
The Lifestyle Choices Day allowed shoppers to find out all they needed to know about healthy eating, stopping smoking, sun safety, and drugs.
Members of Middlesbrough Council's Healthy Living Team joined staff from Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust to offer free health checks.
Boro mascot Rory the Lion visited Captain Cook's Square to encourage youngsters to play sport during the summer holidays.
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